San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-11-23
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, 70, 1887.
GOOD POLITICAL SIGN.


Hsrper's Weekly, which is nothing II
not anti Blaine, finds in the late cleo
tions only the deep and inetiacable
water-mark of Mr.. Blsine's lingering.
In doing this injustice to Mr.. Blaine,
and for which it has not the
least shadow of valid ex-
cuse, Hsrper's has been forced to
conclude that democratic support for
the administration was only secured by
the personal interposit:On of the presi-
dent liz favor of certain candidates, and
these candidates the most unaccept-
able ones of all who were nominated.
1t goes without saying, among all who
have noted with any degree OF care
the attitude of Harpers toward
the republican party, that 1t finds no
word of comfort for it under the oircum-
stances. This was to have been expect
ed. The bitterness with which man or
journal pursues the old friends he, or
it, has injured without cause is proven
bal, and the great New York pictorial
is no exception. 1t is decidedly
refreshing, therefore, to find in its issue
of last Saturday positive rebuke ofthe
presidents open, unblushing and I'M
warrantable Interference in a local
election. That election, for the district
attorneyship of the city of New York,
In whose affairs the president has not
even the excuse, for meddling, Of having
been formerly resident.
1t was hardly to be expected that a
journal which has made merchandise OF
loyalty, swallowed the battle flag order
without a grimace, made OF Grand
Army loyalty national Ofiense, hesped
honor on southern disuniOnlsts, and ia
vored all administration acts hither-
to, should bolt at the mere
interference Of the president in
o local election. The true inward
ness of Harper's criticism upon the
letter written by the president, to Sc
cure for certain democratic candidates
an election to the offices for which they
were nominated by the Tammany de-
mocracy, lies in the fact that these can
didates, and particularly this objection
able candidate, was not the man whom
Harpers favored for the office. None the
less, the unexpected has happened.
Harpers have risen to the occasion
and actually criticised adversely
an action of President Cleveland.
What will follow this reversal of
commentator which has hitherto been
as inexplioable as it has been universal,
remains to be seen. Is it to be the be-
ginning Of better methods in that jour
nails treatment, In criticism, Of all that
constitute the acts Of the national ad-
ministration, or lie it merely a ripple on
the surface Of its complacenoy, caused
by presidential Interference on behalf OF
an obnoxious candidate? The latter Ia
most likely, because In this same
issue there is apparent in its
editorial utterances the same envenomed
feeling toward all that is republican,
which has cropped out most conspicu-
ously on all possible occasions. 1t may
be accepted as fact that II was very
grave offence committed against Har-
pers which would lead that journal to
criticise the course of Cleveland. The
material fact is. that Cleveland has been
criticised BY the great mugwump jour
nal and for the present that is sufficient
cause Of wonder, without enquiring too
closely whereunto it will grow.